Proper leather shoes

Not all of us are as effluent as you, José.

The orange peel effect is caused by water entering the the polished layer as a result of that layer not being sufficiently sealed with polish. It's extremely difficult to get rid of.

Use more polish more often and NEVER use that stuff that makes them look patent when applied but dries off to produce a mirror shine. It's full of alcohol and actually dries the hide.

Cheers. I always use proper polish.

Is it worth trying to take some of the polish back a bit? I ask because when I first bought the shoes they were quite matt and I wanted a higher shine so I used the old core boot spit 'n polish technique. So my thinking is that there may be a reasonable amount of build up, so I could possibly level it out.

Also what are peoples views on shoe trees?